Rules change on terminating employees
A recent decision issued by the Ontario Court of Appeal appears to have raised the cost of terminating employees.
Bill to establish one-call centre passes
Bill 8, known as the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012, is now law.
Agricultural Adaption Program expires March 2014
The current Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) will expire March 2014.
Hamilton council requests change to pesticide ban
The City of Hamilton approved a report from its public works committee on June 14.
Many Ontario members travel to snow and ice event in Buffalo
For its 15th anniversary edition, the Snow and Ice Management Association’s (SIMA) Snow and Ice Symposium returned to Buffalo, N.Y.
Ontario well-represented in national recycling event
In Ontario nearly 20 garden centres signed up for the project this year, adding to the national total of 50...
LO hosts its own snow show
Association sector group to hold conference for snow pros this September.
Guelph scientists clone elm trees
Scientists at the University of Guelph say they have the ability to clone American elm trees, which have been found...
Blue ash may resist emerald ash borer
The city of London is examining suggestions that the blue ash may be resistant to the emerald ash borer.
Promotion celebrates National Tree Day
Although only a few companies have confirmed participation in National Tree Day on Sept. 26, the enthusiasm by organizers is...
Eye tracking technology for horticulture
A few weeks after the FedDev announcement, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre announced more high-tech research to help the industry.
OEA defending employers in WSIB cases
The Ontario Employer Advisor (OEA) is ready to take on its new mandate to represent employers who have been accused...